Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Hateley Heath, Sandwell

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Hateley Heath, Sandwell, West Midlands

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Hateley Heath, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Sandwell. We have combined these statitics into an English ward level, as most people are familiar with this geospacial area in their town or city. Here are those 8 marked on a map:

Each area has its own decile score. This is where each LSOA in England is ranked according to the level of deprivation and split into 10 equal groups. A decile score of 1 means the area is in the top 10% of deprived areas, 2 is equal to the top 20% and so forth. To simply these scores and apply them to a ward, we have created the iLiveHere rating. This takes the average decile score of all the LSOAs in a ward and converts that into a rating out of 10, where 1 is the best and 10 is the worst. We have then used to traffic light colour system as an at-a-glance reference. As you scroll down this page, the more red ratings you see, the more deprived Hateley Heath is. Indices of Deprivation statistics and are broken down into domains of deprivation or more simply, categories. These category scores are combined using a percentage weighting to give a an LSOA its final indices of deprivation score, decile and rank:

  • Income Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Employment Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Education, Skills and Training Deprivation (13.5%)
  • Health Deprivation and Disability (13.5%)
  • Crime (9.3%)
  • Barriers to Housing and Services (9.3%)
  • Living Environment Deprivation (9.3%)
Below we have split the Living Environment Deprivation category into its sub-categories. We think having individual iLiveHere ratings for Inside Environment and Outside Environment provides a better insight to the housing quality and outside space in Hateley Heath. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Hateley Heath

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Hateley Heath. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Sandwell.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Sandwell 010D 51.38 1973/32,844 1
Sandwell 017C 50.837 2054/32,844 1
Sandwell 010B 42.974 3484/32,844 2
Sandwell 010E 36.468 5386/32,844 2
Sandwell 010A 36.081 5501/32,844 2
Sandwell 010F 35.524 5700/32,844 2
Sandwell 017B 34.961 5899/32,844 2
Sandwell 010C 34.116 6221/32,844 2

Income Deprivation in Hateley Heath

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Hateley Heath. The definition of low income the government uses to compile these statistics includes those who are out-of-work (for any reason, not just unemployment) and those that are in work but satisfy the IMD means tests. In the real world, this means they may qualify for means tested benefits such as Universal Credit or legacy benefits such as Working Tax Credits. You should not to assume that this rating is an indicator of overall poverty in this ward.
LSOA Name Income Score Income Rank (England) Income Decile
Sandwell 017C 0.318 1716/32,844 1
Sandwell 010D 0.313 1869/32,844 1
Sandwell 010B 0.272 3166/32,844 1
Sandwell 017B 0.237 4640/32,844 2
Sandwell 010A 0.227 5143/32,844 2
Sandwell 010E 0.227 5157/32,844 2
Sandwell 010C 0.195 6959/32,844 3
Sandwell 010F 0.188 7453/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Hateley Heath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Hateley Heath who are excluded from the jobs market. These are people who are involuntarily deprived of work. The IMD domains include people who are unemployment, those who are sick or disabled, and carers. Since the government no longer publishes percentage figures for unemployment after the introduction of Universal Credit, his is now the only reliable indictor of joblessness in this ward. The higher the iLiveHere rating, the harder it could be to get work.
LSOA Name Employment Score Employment Rank (England) Employment Decile
Sandwell 017C 0.233 1796/32,844 1
Sandwell 010D 0.216 2467/32,844 1
Sandwell 010B 0.186 3955/32,844 2
Sandwell 010A 0.173 4788/32,844 2
Sandwell 010E 0.166 5298/32,844 2
Sandwell 010F 0.146 6940/32,844 3
Sandwell 017B 0.146 6967/32,844 3
Sandwell 010C 0.126 8994/32,844 3

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Hateley Heath

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Hateley Heath population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7737/32,844) in Hateley Heath is more than the adult average rank (2802/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sandwell 010D 62.417 1459/32,844 1
Sandwell 017C 53.536 2644/32,844 1
Sandwell 010B 45.975 3952/32,844 2
Sandwell 010E 43.609 4507/32,844 2
Sandwell 010F 41.202 5080/32,844 2
Sandwell 010A 38.12 5871/32,844 2
Sandwell 010C 36.927 6211/32,844 2
Sandwell 017B 35.515 6603/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Hateley Heath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is indictor of the risk of dying prematurely or having your quality of life impaired through poor physical or mental health in Hateley Heath. The IMD domain measures morbidity, disability and premature mortality. However, it does not take into consideration but personal behaviour or environmental factors that may be predictive of future health problems. See Outdoor Deprivation for depivation that includes environmental factors such as local pullution levels.
LSOA Name Health Score Health Rank (England) Health Decile
Sandwell 010D 0.982 4354/32,844 2
Sandwell 017C 0.937 4718/32,844 2
Sandwell 010C 0.932 4771/32,844 2
Sandwell 010B 0.888 5158/32,844 2
Sandwell 010F 0.867 5312/32,844 2
Sandwell 010A 0.844 5499/32,844 2
Sandwell 017B 0.772 6155/32,844 2
Sandwell 010E 0.608 7837/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Hateley Heath

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Hateley Heath. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA Name Crime Score Crime Rank (England) Crime Decile
Sandwell 010F 0.899 4396/32,844 2
Sandwell 010B 0.842 4988/32,844 2
Sandwell 017C 0.621 7428/32,844 3
Sandwell 010E 0.604 7700/32,844 3
Sandwell 010C 0.461 9612/32,844 3
Sandwell 010D 0.446 9833/32,844 3
Sandwell 017B 0.325 11569/32,844 4
Sandwell 010A 0.141 14464/32,844 5

There were 310 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Hateley Heath in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Hateley Heath

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Hateley Heath. I bad rating in an urban area indicates how unaffordable the housing could be. A bad rating in a rural area is an indicator of the absense of local services.
LSOA Name Barriers Score Barriers Rank (England) Barriers Decile
Sandwell 017C 26.636 9608/32,844 3
Sandwell 010E 24.396 11720/32,844 4
Sandwell 010A 23.275 12897/32,844 4
Sandwell 017B 20.907 15609/32,844 5
Sandwell 010F 19.292 17524/32,844 6
Sandwell 010D 19.099 17743/32,844 6
Sandwell 010C 17.351 19986/32,844 7
Sandwell 010B 17.155 20242/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Hateley Heath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Hateley Heath. A bad rating in an equally income deprived ward, could be because of poorly maintained rented accomodation. A bad rating in a non income deprived area, could be because the small size of housing in relation to costs.
LSOA Name Inside Score Inside Rank (England) Inside Decile
Sandwell 010D 1.216 2347/32,844 1
Sandwell 010C 1.157 2724/32,844 1
Sandwell 017C 0.712 6649/32,844 3
Sandwell 010B 0.711 6674/32,844 3
Sandwell 010F 0.698 6810/32,844 3
Sandwell 017B 0.54 8667/32,844 3
Sandwell 010E 0.358 11087/32,844 4
Sandwell 010A 0.251 12581/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Hateley Heath

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Hateley Heath. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA Name Outside Score Outside (England) Outside Decile
Sandwell 010A 1.223 2811/32,844 1
Sandwell 017B 1.223 2816/32,844 1
Sandwell 010B 1.121 3375/32,844 2
Sandwell 010D 0.981 4268/32,844 2
Sandwell 010F 0.883 4978/32,844 2
Sandwell 017C 0.867 5097/32,844 2
Sandwell 010E 0.843 5289/32,844 2
Sandwell 010C 0.71 6401/32,844 2

Disclaimer: Although every care has been taken to make sure there are no mistakes in the data presented on this page, you should verify these figures with the official data source.